Journal profile · Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
International Journal of Intelligent Systems
ISSN 0884-8173 · eISSN 1098-111X · John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · USA · Monthly · Founded 1986
International Journal of Intelligent Systems: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.55; fully open access; APC about USD 2,700; median 181 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 186 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Intelligent Systems is published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Systems and Optimization, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Intelligent Systems encompasses a wide range of topics related to the design, development, implementation, and application of systems that exhibit intelligent behavior. These include, but are not limited to: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cognitive Computing, Intelligent Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Computer Vision and Image Processing, Expert Systems and Decision Support, Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Systems, Digital Medicine and Healthcare, Emerging Technologies and Innovations, Ethics and Societal Impact of Intelligent Systems. Categories of contributions accepted for the journal are Research Articles and Reviews. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, e.g., algorithms and models for AI and machine learning, explainable/unexplainable AI, neural networks, deep learning, and reinforcement learning, natural language processing and understanding, and more. Cognitive Computing, e.g., systems that simulate human thought processes, applications in decision support and problem-solving, and more. Intelligent Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, e.g., design and coordination of agents in complex environments, communication and negotiation among agents, and more. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, e.g., techniques for extracting useful information from large datasets, applications in pattern recognition and predictive analytics, and more. Computer Vision and Image Processing, e.g., techniques for interpreting and understanding visual data, applications in object detection, facial recognition, and scene understanding, and more. Expert Systems and Decision Support, e.g., systems that emulate human expertise in specific domains, applications in healthcare, finance, and engineering, and more. Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Systems, e.g., integration of intelligent systems in IoT environments, applications in smart cities, homes, and industrial automation, and more. Emerging Technologies and Innovations, e.g., novel approaches and breakthroughs in intelligent systems, interdisciplinary research combining AI with other fields, and more. Digital Medicine and Healthcare: AI in diagnostics, healthcare data analytics, personalized medicine, remote monitoring, telemedicine, healthcare robotics, clinical decision support, wearable technologies, process optimization, and ethical/privacy considerations. Ethics and Societal Impact of Intelligent Systems, e.g., ethical considerations in
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Editor-in-chief Richard MurrayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Italy 6, Mainland China 3, India 3, United Kingdom 2, Spain 2 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences18.9%
- Rough Sets and Fuzzy LogicComputer Science8.6%
- Fuzzy Systems and OptimizationMathematics8%
- Fuzzy Logic and Control SystemsComputer Science6.3%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering5.8%
- Logic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeComputer Science5.1%
- Data Management and AlgorithmsComputer Science5%
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceComputer Science5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCASDBLPCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 4.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,887OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 185LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 185Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 384,928Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 120 | 43 |
| 2025 | 186 | 185 | 929 |
| 2024 | 143 | 142 | 1,397 |
| 2023 | 182 | 181 | 3,337 |
| 2022 | 307 | 123 | 4,808 |
| 2021 | 463 | 299 | 13,915 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 251 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 215 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (297 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 211 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,700 / EUR 2,340 / GBP 1,990 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Country or region
- USA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0884-8173
- Electronic ISSN
- 1098-111X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Intelligent Systems
What CAS zone is International Journal of Intelligent Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Intelligent Systems is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Intelligent Systems?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.55; CiteScore 12.6, h-index 135.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Intelligent Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 118–251 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Intelligent Systems?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Chicago; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Intelligent Systems based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (6), Mainland China (3) and India (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Intelligent Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Intelligent Systems is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAS, DBLP and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Intelligent Systems open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Intelligent Systems is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .